Travel Services to Russia and the Russian Far East
Welcome to Vostok Travel specializing in custom designed tours to the Russian Far East. We are experienced in corporate and business travel as well as leisure tours with special interests and custom design tour packages for groups and individuals. This website is a complete travel resource to one of the world's most remote, obscure and rarely visited regions. Established Russian overseas partners provide expertise and reliable service to make your journey smooth and unforgettable in those hard to get places. Our staff is bilingual and has over 10 years of knowledge providing travel services to the Russian Far East and its outlying and remote destinations in that region. You will find quick access to the most complete and updated database to the best available hotel accommodations, international and Russian domestic air schedules, Trans Siberian and BAM train reservations, Amur and Lena River cruises, car transfers, guide-translator services and Russian visa support. Our goal is to reach the highest standard of customer service and cost effective tour products that meet your needs and budget.
Russian Far East Destinations.
The Russian Far East is a large territory with borders of the Arctic Ocean on the North, the Pacific Ocean on the East, Korea, China and Mongolia on the South and Siberia and Lake Baikal on the West. The region is well known for its remote natural beauty and wildlife in native habitats along with being rich in natural resources of fish and seafood, oil and natural gas, gold and diamonds, lumber and raw metals.
The international gateways are Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky and Magadan with weekly flights to Anchorage on the Magadan Airlines (Mavial). Khabarovsk , Vladivostok , Irkutsk and Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk have regular international flights to Japan, South Korea, Northern China and Mongolia operated by Asiana, Korean Airlines, Dal Avia (Far East Aviation), Vlad Avia, Sibir Avia, SAT Sakhalin Airways and others. Russia Jet Direct is the new charter flight which connects the USA West Coast ( Anchorage - Seattle - Houston ) with Sakhalin. Bering Air provides charter flights to Anadyr and Buhta Provedenia in Chukotka.
Russian Far East regional domestic flights extend routes to Pevek , Anadyr and Buhta Provedenia in Chukotka and is operated by Chukot Avia. Okha , Nogliki , Yuzhno-Kurilsk on Sakhalin and Kuril Island are reached by SAT Sakhalin Airlines. Sovetskaya Gavan , Komoslomlsk-na-Amure , Nikolaevsk-na-Amure and Okhotsk in Khabarovsk Region are reached by Dal Avia (Far East Airlines). Yakutsk , Lensk , Mirny , Tiksi and Neryungri in Yakutia (Sakha Republic) are reached by Yakut Avia. Other airports are Blagoveshensk , Chita , Ulan Ude , Norilsk and operated by regional airlines. Most of the cities have flights to Moscow and other major Russian cities. Sibir Avia is the second largest airline in Russia that provides great connections between the towns of the Russian Far East, Siberia and Western Russia.
The Trans Siberian Rail journey is the best way for meeting local people, seeing life today and experiencing Russian culture. The Trans Siberian route connects Vladivostok , Khabarovsk , Blagoveshensk , Chita , Ulan Ude , Irkutsk (Lake Baikal) and on to Moscow. Sakhalin Railway goes from south (Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk) up north to Nogliki with a bus connection to Okha , north of the Island which is 1000km long. BAM Baikal - Amur Mainline is an opportunity to explore the northern part of the Siberian Taiga and is a great alternative to the classic Trans Siberian Route.
The Lena and Amur River cruises are a very comfortable way to explore the hidden treasure of this magic land. The Amur River Cruise line connects Blagoveshensk with Khabarovsk , Komsomolsk-na-Amure and Nikolaevsk-na-Amure . The Lena River Cruise connects Lensk with Yakutsk and Tiksi (Arctic Ocean). Sakhalin Sea Ferry Line connects the island with Wakanai in the Hokkaido Island of Japan and Port Vanino (Sovetskaya Gavan) on the Russian Main Land and Kuril Islands.
The main tourist attractions in the Russian Far East are the Kamchatka Tours to visit Gayser Valley, Lake Baikal and Listvianka Village Tour, fishing on Sakhalin, visiting Ussuri National Reserve Park to seeing Siberian Tigers, city tours of Vladivostok with the largest Russian Pacific Fleet Navy Base, city tours of Khabarovsk, the capital of the Russian Far East along with river rafting in Chukotka, Yakutia Exploration, Amur and Lena River Cruises. There are also tours of Mongolia and Northern China available.
Kamchatka is named by UNESCO as one of the finest wildlife preserves in the world. There is an active volcano and recreation sports include giant Kamchatkan bear hunting along with salmon and trout fishing Sakhalin and Kuril Islands have unique flora and fauna with four climate zones from the tundra in the North to subtropical in the South. It is rich in seafood with great fishing and river rafting.
Yakutia is a remote region the size of Europe with the tundra on the north and the Siberian taiga on the south. Don’t miss the opportunity to explore Yakutia by taking the Lena River cruise.
Chukotka is a remote and hard to get to region which is right next to Alaska across from the Bering Straits. It is populated by native people and has an abundance of reindeer. Extreme river rafting is a popular sport.
The Primorie region with its capitol city of Vladivostok is the base of the Russian Pacific Fleet. Its location is near North Korea and the Chinese border that makes it a very important military base. In the nearby towns of Ussuriysk and Nakhodka are day tours to visit a Siberian Tiger preservation.
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